Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Summary:

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is a public middle school located in Downey, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,327 students. The school's academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, lags behind both the Downey Unified and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Doty Middle's student subgroups show varied performance, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 4 and top 5 in the state, respectively, in recent years. However, Asian and White students at Doty Middle perform below their peers statewide, ranking in the bottom half of California middle schools. English Learners and students with disabilities also struggle, ranking in the bottom third of California middle schools in recent years. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.8% in 2020-2021 to 20.3% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to its neighboring middle schools within the Downey Unified District, such as Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle and Griffiths (Gordon) Middle, Doty Middle's academic performance and chronic absenteeism rates are generally lower. Additionally, Doty Middle has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (69.78%) compared to its neighboring schools, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 10301 South Woodruff Ave.
       Downey, CA  90241-2944


(562) 904-3586

District: Downey Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
932nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,490 Help


Students who attend Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle usually attend:

High:    Downey High

Feeder schools for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle:

Elementary:    Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
    Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  26.9 Help
Number of students:  1,322

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.3%
White:
6.3%
Asian:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.6% Help


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Compare Details Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle ranks better than 66.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Downey Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.93. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.3%), White (6.3%), Asian (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is 26.9, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Downey Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is $12,490. 2 middle schools in the Downey Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle 932nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle in the ranking list.)

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Downey Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Downey Unified 562nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

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Rank History for all students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.12 740th 1769 58.2%
2005 49.48 811th 1777 54.4%
2006 56.62 686th 1804 62.0%
2007 56.78 743rd 1999 62.8%
2008 57.71 747th 2005 62.7%
2009 59.21 768th 2063 62.8%
2010 59.67 799th 2179 63.3%
2011 60.67 799th 2236 64.3%
2012 67.07 644th 2259 71.5%
2013 65.01 742nd 2379 68.8%
2015 55.33 967th 2477 61.0%
2016 50.48 1100th 2497 55.9%
2017 54.63 989th 2508 60.6%
2018 57.56 904th 2480 63.5%
2019 61.53 877th 2715 67.7%
2022 45.08 1302nd 2740 52.5%
2023 56.67 993rd 2802 64.6%
2024 57.93 932nd 2777 66.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.86 1054th 1364 22.7%
2019 31.13 1056th 1442 26.8%
2022 32.82 1097th 1540 28.8%
2023 35.67 946th 1529 38.1%
2024 51.22 427th 1477 71.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.99 743rd 1538 51.7%
2024 48.51 599th 1550 61.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.95 632nd 2230 71.7%
2019 70.29 483rd 2369 79.6%
2022 50.80 999th 2458 59.4%
2023 64.79 636th 2549 75.0%
2024 66.97 598th 2575 76.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.60 94th 394 76.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.88 815th 2262 64.0%
2019 58.99 854th 2380 64.1%
2022 43.91 1227th 2509 51.1%
2023 58.19 861st 2547 66.2%
2024 55.96 904th 2546 64.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.16 698th 1369 49.0%
2019 45.30 637th 1491 57.3%
2022 26.98 1180th 1531 22.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.53 906th 2273 60.1%
2019 61.42 770th 2407 68.0%
2022 45.67 1172nd 2527 53.6%
2023 53.76 963rd 2558 62.4%
2024 57.49 869th 2547 65.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.73 398th 700 43.1%
2019 72.96 215th 745 71.1%
2023 27.29 556th 718 22.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.81 159th 643 75.3%
2024 63.37 177th 626 71.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.43 440th 2072 78.8%
2019 75.60 386th 2213 82.6%
2022 60.40 713th 2359 69.8%
2023 73.06 451st 2391 81.1%
2024 73.29 447th 2383 81.2%
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Rank History for White students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.47 548th 1496 63.4%
2019 56.57 680th 1602 57.6%
2022 30.60 1090th 1555 29.9%
2023 40.21 917th 1552 40.9%
2024 43.14 841st 1535 45.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 403 15 76 267 8 n/a n/a 0 769
1989 378 27 77 295 6 n/a n/a 0 783
1990 379 30 95 290 4 n/a n/a 0 798
1991 391 40 96 315 9 n/a n/a 0 851
1992 358 40 106 379 14 n/a n/a 0 897
1993 356 28 104 408 16 n/a n/a 0 912
1994 304 40 115 411 15 n/a n/a 0 885
1995 315 56 104 520 8 n/a n/a 0 1003
1996 315 56 104 520 8 n/a n/a 0 1003
1997 314 65 87 573 5 n/a n/a 0 1044
1998 299 56 94 580 5 n/a n/a 0 1034
1999 279 53 104 625 3 n/a n/a 0 1064
2000 247 35 93 729 4 n/a n/a 0 1108
2001 262 47 100 795 5 n/a n/a 1 1210
2002 234 66 95 908 6 n/a n/a 0 1309
2003 234 66 95 908 6 n/a n/a 0 1309
2004 218 61 84 938 5 n/a n/a 0 1306
2005 208 58 72 977 5 n/a n/a 0 1320
2006 190 49 64 1007 5 n/a n/a 14 1329
2007 187 34 60 1036 8 n/a n/a 12 1337
2008 156 41 61 1069 10 n/a n/a 0 1337
2009 132 35 68 1137 10 0 10 0 1392
2010 122 46 74 1138 6 0 1 0 1387
2011 128 31 68 1139 6 1 1 0 1374
2012 123 36 61 1164 6 1 1 0 1392
2013 105 31 67 1225 6 1 3 0 1438
2014 101 38 60 1204 1 1 7 0 1412
2015 109 27 48 1228 0 1 9 0 1422
2016 117 29 48 1193 0 1 7 0 1395
2017 99 25 52 1204 1 1 4 0 1386
2018 83 29 49 1206 1 1 7 0 1376
2019 86 26 39 1243 1 1 5 0 1401
2020 86 41 40 1239 0 3 9 0 1418
2021 80 31 39 1192 1 3 7 0 1353
2022 65 27 41 1187 2 6 13 0 1341
2023 73 31 41 1164 2 3 13 0 1327
2024 83 28 33 1154 2 5 17 0 1322

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 769 29.9 25.7 n/a
1989 783 32.4 24.1 n/a
1990 798 32.9 24.2 n/a
1991 851 34.9 24.3 n/a
1992 897 35.5 25.2 33.4
1993 912 36.0 25.3 34.5
1994 885 36.0 24.6 33.8
1995 1003 39.0 25.7 37.2
1996 1003 39.0 25.7 37.2
1997 1044 40.0 26.1 42
1998 1034 40.0 25.9 43.3
1999 1064 40.0 26.6 43.7
2000 1108 41.0 27.0 42.9
2001 1210 47.3 25.6 49
2002 1309 51.4 25.5 48.7
2003 1309 51.4 25.5 48.7
2004 1306 51.7 25.3 48.7
2005 1320 55.6 23.7 47.5
2006 1329 55.2 24.1 47.1
2007 1337 54.6 24.5 48.9
2008 1337 60.6 22.1 53.9
2009 1392 55.0 22.9 56.8
2010 1387 55.8 24.8 55.9
2011 1374 n/a n/a 62.2
2012 1392 55.0 25.3 n/a
2013 1438 54.6 26.3 65.7
2014 1412 55.0 25.6 67.1
2015 1422 54.0 26.3 60.7
2016 1395 52.0 26.8 61.1
2017 1386 54.5 25.4 63.3
2018 1376 54.6 25.1 64.8
2019 1401 56.5 24.7 66.5
2020 1418 n/a n/a 65.4
2021 1353 54.1 25.0 61.2
2022 1341 48.9 27.3 64.7
2023 1327 50.5 26.2 69.8
2024 1322 49.0 26.9 66.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 769 29.9 25.7 n/a
1989 783 32.4 24.1 n/a
1990 798 32.9 24.2 n/a
1991 851 34.9 24.3 n/a
1992 897 35.5 25.2 33.4
1993 912 36.0 25.3 34.5
1994 885 36.0 24.6 33.8
1995 1003 39.0 25.7 37.2
1996 1003 39.0 25.7 37.2
1997 1044 40.0 26.1 42
1998 1034 40.0 25.9 43.3
1999 1064 40.0 26.6 43.7
2000 1108 41.0 27.0 42.9
2001 1210 47.3 25.6 49
2002 1309 51.4 25.5 48.7
2003 1309 51.4 25.5 48.7
2004 1306 51.7 25.3 48.7
2005 1320 55.6 23.7 47.5
2006 1329 55.2 24.1 47.1
2007 1337 54.6 24.5 48.9
2008 1337 60.6 22.1 53.9
2009 1392 55.0 22.9 56.8
2010 1387 55.8 24.8 55.9
2011 1374 n/a n/a 62.2
2012 1392 55.0 25.3 n/a
2013 1438 54.6 26.3 65.7
2014 1412 55.0 25.6 67.1
2015 1422 54.0 26.3 60.7
2016 1395 52.0 26.8 61.1
2017 1386 54.5 25.4 63.3
2018 1376 54.6 25.1 64.8
2019 1401 56.5 24.7 66.5
2020 1418 n/a n/a 65.4
2021 1353 54.1 25.0 61.2
2022 1341 48.9 27.3 64.7
2023 1327 50.5 26.2 69.8
2024 1322 49.0 26.9 66.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,490

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 877th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 993rd of 2802 Middle schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)52.847.9
 5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downey Unified)50.545.2
 5.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)38.834.2
 4.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Downey Unified)38.333.3
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)57.249.5
 7.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downey Unified)50.550.2
 0.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)35.130.4
 4.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Downey Unified)37.431.1
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)55.843.2
 12.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downey Unified)49.444.6
 4.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)41.931.1
 10.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Downey Unified)36.729.9
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle)3934.4
 4.6%
   8th Grade Science (Downey Unified)32.230.3
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14011327
 5.3%
African American2631
 19.2%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian3941
 5.1%
Hispanic12431164
 6.4%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White8673
 15.1%
Two or More Races513
 160%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.5%69.8%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,322 students attended Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle.

Students who attend Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle usually go on to attend Downey High

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle ranks 932nd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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